The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest container port in the United States, handling billions of dollars worth of goods from Asia and around the world. Together with the adjacent Port of Long Beach, the San Pedro Bay port complex handles roughly 40% of all container imports entering the US. These two California ports are the gateway through which much of America's consumer goods — electronics, clothing, furniture — first touch American soil.

On the Gulf Coast, the Port of Houston is the largest port by foreign waterborne tonnage, driven by the petrochemical industry and Texas's massive export economy. The Port of New Orleans has been a critical trade hub since the colonial era, sitting at the mouth of the Mississippi River — the superhighway of American commerce for centuries. Louisiana's ports collectively handle more tonnage than those of any other state.

The East Coast has its own port powerhouses. The Port of Savannah in Georgia has been one of the fastest-growing ports in America, benefiting from the expansion of the Panama Canal and the shift of trade routes. The Port of Charleston in South Carolina has been operating since the colonial era and remains one of the deepest ports on the Atlantic. The Port of Baltimore in Maryland is the nation's top port for automobile imports.

This quiz challenges you to match America's major ports to the correct state. The geography of trade is fascinating — it reveals which states are connected to global commerce and which waterways have shaped America's economy for centuries.